Royale Concert Orchestra- David Rose Hits and other Standards (Royale Records 1827)

Dave Rose's fame was all that was needed to sell this album consisting of instrumental covers of some of his tunes. However, the second side of the album is padded out with Paul Baron Orchestra recordings from the 1940s.

The album has a mass credit to the "Royale Concert Orchestra," with the assurance to discerning buyers that the disk recordings were made in Europe. The "recorded in Europe" note was partially correct. However, it was not unusual for Eli Oberstien's releases to carry very-much American recordings under the "Recorded in Europe" banner. Eli Oberstien avoided paying copyright and royalties as much as he could get away with. In this case, the second side is all Paul Baron and his Orchestra recordings, and the first side is possibly those nameless European musicians alluded to on the jacket. Eli also stole recordings from other labels from time to time- one never knows what exactly one is getting when a generic mass artist credit is slapped onto a budget release. Side 1 Royale Concert Orchestra-

• Casse-Noisette
• Holiday For Strings
• Our Waltz
• Stringopation
• Dance of the Spanish Onion

Side 2 Paul Baron and his Orchestra [I have heard these recordings on other Oberstien record label releases where he is specifically credited as the artist of these recordings]

• Toreador
• Home On The Range
• Lonely Prairie

Royale Records was king of the junk budget record labels of the 1950s. Eli Oberstien flooded the market with a seemingly endless stream of records in virtually all standard speeds and sizes for records of the period, except for 16 2/3 rpm, sadly. I find most eBay sellers think these are worth money; they are not, at least not more than a couple of dollars at most. This album was an eBay purchase, where the shipping cost almost three times as much as I paid for the record- shipping was $2.80, and the album itself was $.99. My copy has a 39-cent price stamp on it. Interestingly, adjusting for inflation is precisely the price in 2020 USD, which I paid to get this record- how appropriate! If you want to directly support this channel's ability to produce new content, consider becoming a patron at https://www.patreon.com/budgetvinylworld today! Chances are, you or a loved one may be interested in genealogy; if so, consider a visit to www.myfamilygen.com today!